Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

Russian troĭka, from troje, group of three.

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From Russian тройка (trójka).

Examples

Inspectors from the European Union, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank -- the so-called "troika" -- are currently assessing whether Athens has fulfilled the criteria for more aid.

Mr. Papandreou's decision followed the news that the so-called "troika" - European Commission, European Central Bank, and International Monetary Fund - would not send its experts back to Greece on Monday, as planned.

The European Union, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank - a group which Greeks call the "troika" - say Greece must adopt austerity measures to keep receiving billions in international bailout loans.

An upcoming report by Greece's international debt inspectors from the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund - known as the "troika" - will be key to determining whether the measures Athens has taken suffice to allow it to carry its debts and get further aid.

Earlier representatives of the two sides met observers from the international "troika" -- the United States, Russia and Angola's former colonial power Portugal -- to propose amendments to a troika paper on a new ceasefire presented Saturday.